Friday, October 26, 2007

Beans At Thiam Hock

When I am in the mood for Chinese food, one of my favorite place is of course, Thiam Hock.

The food arrives fast and rarely disappoints, pretty wall decorations and the of course, this is still the only place I’ve ever been to that has a fish aquarium in their ladies.

So last weekend, when we were in Gadong - before the dangerously nearby salmon-related place is mentioned - I quickly asked for Thiam Hock. Besides it’s been a while since I last had their fish head curry and this is one dish that I can crave for once in a while.

However this time, there was a new addition to their appetizer. We’re not sure what these are and we didn’t try it either! Anything to do with raw green beans are not my kind of thing!

As for the rest of our dish, we had the usual :

There is no way will I go to Thiam Hock without their fish curry!

Did I ever say how surprised I was when I first came to Brunei and found that deer meat is not exotic and can be found in most Chinese restaurant? Unlike in Sabah then? I’m not sure about now - but back then, if you have a hankering for deer meat (which I do sometimes), you have to know the right places and one of them was the Gunung Emas stopover (halfway between Penampang and Tambunan) - which was also a spot for other exotic meat dishes, then.

Well, as for our Thiam Hock visit - it satisfied my curry craving for the time being.

Posted by Jewelle Tan at 15:40:26
Comments

4 Responses to “Beans At Thiam Hock”

  1. Kel says:
    November 8, 2007 at 10:57 am

    The bean dish is edamame. It’s basically soy bean. It is really really delicious and highly nutricious. I don’t believe, however, it is served raw. Usually it is blanched in hot water for a couple of minutes, and it is ready to be served with a little salt/pepper. All you have to do is to squeeze the beans out of the pods, and viola, you got yourself a healthy snack/appetitizer. Don’t eat the pods, however. My son loves this dish. :)

  2. eshark says:
    November 15, 2007 at 7:36 am

    Waaah!! Gunung emas haa.. Lokin at those pics really make my stomach upside down.

  3. JeWeLLe says:
    December 1, 2007 at 4:01 pm

    Kel : Soy bean eh? I guess I should have been more food adventurous and give it a try then - I will next time!

    EShark : I haven’t tried Gunung Emas for years!

  4. isabellacameron says:
    June 8, 2009 at 7:54 am

    Novel idea of your article, jumping out of the old idea.

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